The night before they were both scheduled to pitch for the Daytona Tortugas, the Low-A Minor League affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, James Proctor and Vincent Timpanelli were going over scouting reports.
Proctor said he felt like he was leaving strikeouts on the table, and he and Timpanelli discussed ways they could change that for the Tortugas’ game on May 23 against the Jupiter Hammerheads.
Then Proctor said, “I feel like we’re going to throw a perfect game tomorrow.”
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The prediction was nearly spot on, and Daytona had a no-hitter against Jupiter split between Proctor, Timpanelli, Ricky Karcher, Nick Hanson and Carson Spiers.